Improved animal-trap



`Lezfm Pafmzf'zw. 79,506, daha June 30, ,1868,

IMPROVED ANIMAL-TRAP."

ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

-Be it knoti'n that Ef B. SMITII, of Marietta, in the connty of Washington, and State of'Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvvements'in AnimaLTraps and do hereby .declare that 'thefollowing is a full andexact description ofA the same, reference being had to the' accompanying drawings and to the 'letters of, reference markedthereon.

This invention relates to certain improvements in animal-traps, which consist prinoipally in anlarrangement of piuoted platforms, which are operated by the weight of the animal, as will be fnlly described Vhereinaftc'.

` Figure 1 represents a `perspective view, and

Figure 2`a. 'sectionalview of my-trap.

In t-he drawings- A A' rcpresent a box, of peonliar shape, :s shown, provided upon its uppe'r side withythe opening a.

B represents a platform, n'hich consists of'a box with bottom, b, and weight, 62, which box is pivoted to the shaft b*, which latter is provided with the cranle, which connccts with'the rod b, running to the cranh, az, of the pivoted cover al. o

Qal'so representsa-.pivoted platform, placed within the cap A', upon which the bait is' pl'ace'd.

D represen'ts a Spring-Catch, attachcd to the side of tle box, which/when free, holds the platform B in place. cl represents a eurved lever, one end of which 'hooks over the spring-catch D, and the other rcsts upon one end of the platform C.

This lerer` is so arranged, thath'en the rearend of the platform 0 is depressed, the spring-catch is drawn back, the platform Bis liberated, and'its inner end fiies up on account of the weight 61.3

E r'epresentsaspring-catch, attached to the inner cnd'of the platform B, which catches into a notch in the cap A' whe'n lelevated.. represents a' cord or wire, which 'runsfrom the catch E to the hack of the box of the platform B, -wherc it is attached to the flat Spring e'.

Frepresents a partition, running-across the bo, at about the middle of it., in' which is placedthe passagef, provided with trapldoo-,ffi of the usu'al Construction.

From this description the mature-.and operation of my invention will be evident.

Uponthe platform C, within the cup A', is plaocd' bait or enticing-naterial, to get Which the animal must adyancc on the platform O, to which the trap-cl'oor aiadmits light. As sooras' the animal has advanced pastthe centre of motion of the platform C, his weight operates on the spring-catch D, by means of the lever d, which sets loosc the platform B, which rises by thecentreweight ZF, closingthe openingat which the animal Entbred; 'the opening a being closed at lthe same time by the rod 66, the catch at E secures it in that position.

The animal, then seeking *to 'extrica-te himself, sces dnylight ait x, and loioks in that directon'for liberty.

In. makine' an efi'ort ofz-his strenwth, he Will not fail'to tr the rear end of the box, art of which is formcd :J o .Y P

lof the wide Spring e'. A'nypressnre againstl'this will set off the 'Catch at e, and the Weight of the animal will be sure to set the trap in its'former positon, and, at the same timey'will permit him to make what he maysuppose to be his exit at the holcf, which is provided with a trap-doo'r, f',' which prevents his returning, and the same operationnay be continued until thefchambcr is full.

Having thus describcd my invention, what I claimvas new, and desire to secure by lLetters Patent, is- The box A AJ, irithplatforms B C, const'ructed as described,spring-catches D E, flat spring e', pass-ge, and trap-door', the whole being combined and arranged substantially as described.

This specificat'ien si'gned and witnessed,this fifth day of March, 1868. v

' E. B. SMITH.

Witnesses S. T. JEWELL, Wn. GUNES. 

